TheCatcherintheRye[麦田里的守望者]

TheCatcherinRyeistheultimatenovelfordisaffectedyouth,butit'srelevanttoallages.ThestoryistoldbyHoldenCaulfield,aseventeen-year-olddropoutwhohasjustbeenkickedoutofhisfourthschool.Throughout,Holdendissectsthe'phony'aspectsofsociety,andthe'phonies'themselves:theheadmasterwhoseaffabilitydependsonthewealthoftheparents,hisroommatewhoscoreswithgirlsusingsickly-sweetaffection.Lazyinstyle,fullofslangandswearwords,it'sanovelwhoseinterestandappealcomesfromitsobservationsratherthanitsplotintrigues(inconventionalterms,thereishardlyanyplotatall).Salinger'sstylecreatesaneffectofconversation,itisasthoughHoldenisspeakingtoyoupersonally,asthoughyoutoohaveseenthroughthepretencesoftheAmericanDreamandaregrowingupunabletoseethepointoflivingin,orcontributingto,thesocietyaroundyou.Writtenwiththeclarityofaboyleavingchildhood,itdealswithsociety,love,loss,andexpectationswithouteverfallingintotheclutchofacliche.